Queen's University Art History

The Department of Art History and Art Conservation at Queen's University is very excited to announce the search for our first-ever Bader Chair in Art Conservation. This new tenure or tenure-track faculty position, made possible through the generous support of Isabel Bader, will be a distinguished academic or an exceptionally promising emerging scholar with expertise in advanced analytical imaging. The appointee will help establish advanced imaging as a new stream within the Art Conservation program, while developing new courses, mentoring graduate students, and leading major research initiatives in the science of diagnostic and analytical imaging.

Feel free to share the link to the advertisement below, and I invite any interested candidates to contact me directly with questions. With the Agnes Reimagined project, which will see the construction of new, state-of-the-art Conservation research and teaching labs, it is truly an exciting time to be joining the Art Conservation program at Queen's.

Careers | Art History & Art Conservation Careers Art Conservation Faculty Opportunity: Bader Chair in Art Conservation Art History​ Teaching Opportunities Teaching Assistantship & Teaching Fellowship The following course is offering teaching assistant positions in the Winter 2022 term through Arts & Science Online. Job Requirements: The ...

Thank you to Nathan Gallagher at the Queen's Journal for this brief profile on Professor Cathleen Hoeniger's ongoing research into N**i-era art crimes and restitution.

‘These families lost everything’: N**i art theft, an overlooked part of the Holocaust “Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture,” wrote Beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg.

Here's a fantastic article on a recent exhibition curated by Queen's Art History Professor Gauvin Bailey. Opening at the Museo de Artes at the Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile, the exhibition focuses on the Holtz-Khani Collection of wooden carved polychrome sculptures from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Professor’s passion for art history motivates students | Faculty of Queen’s University Professor Gauvin Bailey's passion for art history has led him to become one of the leading experts in Southern Baroque art in Europe and globally. His most recent endeavour is working as a consultant and author for a Latin American art exhibition at the Museo de Artes at the Uni...

The Graduate Visual Culture Association's (GVCA) annual graduate conference, "Context and Meaning" is scheduled for Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23. We are very excited to welcome Dr. Alison Matthews David from Ryerson University to give the keynote lecture. This year's conference (which will be in entirely remote) is focusing on "Art and Crime". A big thanks to the GVCA's conference organizing committee, and I would redirect you to the GVCA's dedicated conference page for more information including a full list of speakers - just click the following link below:

https://www.facebook.com/ContextandMeaning/

Context and Meaning The annual graduate student colloquium organized by the Graduate Visual Culture Association (GVCA) in the Department of Art at Queen's University.

Dear friends of the Queen's Art History Department,
Carlo Corsato and Daniel Maze have organized a Zoom celebration in honour of the late Allison Sherman, who taught in the Department of Art History and Art Conservation until her untimely passing in 2017. The celebration will honour Allison, and the book launch of her dissertation, The Lost Venetian Church of Santa Maria Assunta dei Crociferi. Form, Decoration, Patronage.

Join us Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 12pm EST
The virtual book launch will be followed directly by a memorial to Allison Sherman
Zoom link to event: https://tinyurl.com/yypvf8j5

You can find her book available for download at Zenodo, the official repository:
https://zenodo.org/record/4094822 #.X4qwqEJKhTY

The Lost Venetian Church of Santa Maria Assunta dei Crociferi. Form, Decoration, Patronage This book investigates the history and decoration of one of the most important churches of Venice in the 16th century: Santa Maria Assunta dei Crociferi. Painters and sculptors of the stature of Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Palma il Giovane, Vittoria and Campagna all contributed major works of art,...

Congratulations to MA student, Nuard Tadevosyan, on winning the 2020 Mavis Batey Essay Prize, offered through the Gardens Trust (UK). She was awarded this international essay prize for her essay, "Della Robbia Green: From Sublime to Sinister", and it will be published later in the peer-reviewed academic journal Garden History. Bravo!

MA student Nuard Tadevosyan wins international essay award. | Art History & Art Conservation MA student Nuard Tadevosyan wins international essay award. We are pleased to announce that our current graduate student, Nuard Tadevosyan (MA, Art History), won the 2020 Mavis Batey Essay Prize offered through the Gardens Trust (UK). The annual prize is awarded to any student (or recent graduate),....

Sorry, we haven't been terribly active on this page lately as we have been exploring other ways of more directly connecting with our community! But with the fall approaching, we do expect to begin posting here more often.

If you are interested in art history as a major, medial or minor -- or simply looking for a very popular elective -- 'ARTH 120: Art in the West from Antiquity to Modernity' is your starting point. Here's the syllabus:https://www.queensu.ca/art/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.artwww/files/files/ARTH_120_Syllabus_Fall_2020.pdf

Have a look at Professor Una D'Elia's first introductory lecture from ARTH 120, which may give you an idea of how we will be adapting to remote delivery of this course in 2020-2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OF4JcCC6e4&feature=youtu.be

ARTH120 1 INTRODUCTION August15 2020 If you are interested in studying art as a major, medial or minor at Queen's University--or if you want to take a popular elective--this class is your starti...

As part of her innovative research into medical humanities and art history, Dr. Allison Morehead recently completed an interdisciplinary research workshop, “Doing Medical Humanities with Art, Non-Art Objects, and Things,” in Oslo, Norway, with the participation of three PhD students from Art History at Queen’s. Here, PhD student Hannah Darvin is handling an object from the University of Oslo collection, while Marla Dobson, a graduate of Queen’s PhD program and now curator of the Museum of Health Care in Kingston, looks on.

News & Events | Art History & Art Conservation Dr. Allison Morehead Runs Research Workshop in Oslo, Norway Dr. Allison Morehead Runs Research Workshop in Oslo, Norway Tags: News & Events Read more about Dr. Allison Morehead Runs Research Workshop in Oslo, Norway

Award-winning Canadian journalist Shelagh Rogers (Queen's ArtSci '77) was honoured with an honorary degree at a convocation ceremony last Friday, May 24th, 2019.

Did you know that Ms. Rogers is one of our Art History Alumni? Art history can take you places!

Congratulations Shelagh! Welcome back!

Queen’s honours Shelagh Rogers Chancellor of the University of Victoria and broadcast journalist recognized for her advocacy work in the fields of mental health, adult literacy, and reconciliation.

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Alford, recent Art History PhD! her work was selected as selected "Humanities Outstanding Thesis" for 2018-2019!

Art History PhD Author of Humanities Outstanding Thesis for 2018-2019 | Art History & Art Conservation Thesis by recent Art History PhD, Dr. Sarah Alford, selected "Humanities Outstanding Thesis" for 2018-2019! Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Alford, whose thesis, "Art Botany in Nineteenth-Century Design Reform, 1830–1865" (supervised by Professor Emerita Dr. Janice Helland) has been named Humanities ...

With this week's fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, the media has reached out to architecture historians for their insight. Art history's Professor Matthew Reeve and Professor Emeritus Pierre du Prey were both interviewed this week on television and radio, respectively. Please see the links below.

https://globalnews.ca/video/5176985/associate-art-history-professor-discusses-significance-of-notre-dame-fire-on-the-morning-show

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day/clip/15688481-notre-dame-on-fire

Associate Art History Professor discusses significance of Notre Dame Fire on the Morning Show | Watch News Videos Online Watch Associate Art History Professor discusses significance of Notre Dame Fire on the Morning Show Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca